Note: The video is no longer available. A force in Blues, Rock, and more, the Spencer Vaughn Band based in Edmonton Alberta seem ready to take off. Let’s hope so! Sweat (seen here) is from a video shoot done back in 2014, but the band has a new 2-song EP, SVB (July 2016) which promises more to come and is currently available on bandcamp.com. Fronted by the velvety smooth vocals of Spencer Vaughn and his rhythm guitar, the Spencer Vaughn Band is still a sum of the parts; including on lead guitar, Derek Wiens, on bass, Ali Mirzaie, on keyboards, Jazz Nipp, and on…
Read MoreBritish Columbia’s, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk are a confab of various artists surrounding singer, song-writer, vocalist, storyteller, Lauren Mann. Let’s describe Lauren Mann as a positive force in folk. So why a video from 2014 just now? Well, Lauren Mann is out with a new album and it is full of bubbly pop-influenced folk tales of her last four years of travel, loss, adventure-you name it. Dearestly (July 2016), is 16 tracks that range from the brief (Idyl 1, 2,…
Read MoreNote: The original video is no longer available. There is this one though: Born in Iceland and transplanted to Spain, with extended as well as brief visits to his birthplace, Mani Orrason was influenced by the music he heard from The Beatles, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen to name a few. That said, Mani’s musical style is no amalgam of those influences, but rather folksy pop goodness that showcases his own talent. Only last year, Mani released his first full-length, Repeating Patterns, on…
Read MoreNot quite a year ago, Meg Myers, a rocker that Vodka has been following for some time, finally released her first long-player, Sorry (September 2015), after two excellent EP’s, Daughter In The Choir (2012) and Make A Shadow (2014), along with a host of equally well-done music videos. We can’t understand why she has yet to become a household word in the rock n’ roll fan base. Ms. Myers was really active right up until she was picked up by Warner Music and then things got pretty quiet. I’m…
Read MoreSinnober is a Danish-British three-piece, fronted by the instruments and vocals of husband and wife, Sebastian and Natalie Brice, with drummer Mike Griffiths providing additional vocals when needed. Maria is from the trio’s sophomore long-player, Little Wars (June 2016), which highlights exceptional songwriting and performances that leave the listener-at least this listener-awe struck. Starting their musical careers as a duo (Adam and Eve), Sebastian and Natalie morphed into Sinnober with the addition of Mike Griffiths, which adds a much-needed metronome to the musical creation. Sebastian is also a male model as well…
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